What kind of peace deal was Poland likely to get had France not fallen in 1940?
Re: What kind of peace deal was Poland likely to get had France not fallen in 1940?
What kinds of peace terms do you think would have been the bare minimum that the Anglo-French would have actually been willing to accept had France not fallen in 1940, Sid?
Re: What kind of peace deal was Poland likely to get had France not fallen in 1940?
If Britain and France were willing to let Hitler return Germany to its 1914 borders in the east, why didn't they accept his October 1939 peace offer of his?
Re: What kind of peace deal was Poland likely to get had France not fallen in 1940?
" Britain and France were willing to let Hitler return Germany to its 1914 borders in the east."
I don't think it's true.
I don't think it's true.
Re: What kind of peace deal was Poland likely to get had France not fallen in 1940?
You previously said this, though:
Or were you only talking about a deadlock situation here--specifically one that lasts for years?If it's a deadlock situation and the French aren't prepared to die for their political and military goals then obviously nobody gets anything.
The Germans aren't going to make any concessions motivated by goodwill, only a credible threat to their existence/independence could change their mind.
In this scenario obviously Poland isn't going to get anything. Most likely Germany will annex the corridor, Danzig, and the other territories Hitler annexed.
Because really who is going to stop them?
Re: What kind of peace deal was Poland likely to get had France not fallen in 1940?
It was a scenario forced by circumstances not a political goal. Obviously the goal was victory.